The Cellar - View Single Post - Baton Rouge court throws out gay-marriage ban

Troubleshooter · 10-06-2004, 08:03 AM

This should be fun to watch...

http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisi...list=louisiana

But the judge, a Republican veteran of this city's drug court with a reputation for no-nonsense efficiency, rejected such appeals to "emotions," saying firmly: "This is a matter of law. Emotions do not, will not, play a part in this court's ruling."

The judge focused on the ban's third sentence: "A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be recognized." Morvant said the sentence "constitutes a separate object, which requires a separate amendment."

10-06-2004, 08:03 AM	#1
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Baton Rouge court throws out gay-marriage ban This should be fun to watch... http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisi...list=louisiana But the judge, a Republican veteran of this city's drug court with a reputation for no-nonsense efficiency, rejected such appeals to "emotions," saying firmly: "This is a matter of law. Emotions do not, will not, play a part in this court's ruling." The judge focused on the ban's third sentence: "A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be recognized." Morvant said the sentence "constitutes a separate object, which requires a separate amendment." __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle